Zultepec - Tecoaque1
Zultepec - Tecoaque1

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Its name comes from the Nahuatl word whose meaning has been interpreted as "place where the lords or gods were eaten."

According to scholars, before the Spanish conquest the site was known as Zultepec, which is why, in 2001, Dr. Enrique Martínez Vargas proposed that the name be changed from "Tecoaque" to "Zultepec".

In 1993 there were new discoveries like the skulls and skeletal remains of Arabian horses and a limb of a monkey. The characteristics of the skulls, as well as their perforations, indicate that this was the home of the people of Sultepec.

However, what seems to be more interesting is that these remains correspond to the capture of a Spanish caravan that was part of the Pánfilo de Narváez expedition, who had the task of apprehending Hernán Cortés.

Must see Buildings

The most important structure is a circular pyramid dedicated to Ehécatl, god of the wind, inside a ceremonial center that is believed to be dedicated to Quetzalcóatl.

Zultepec - Tecoaque

Zultepec – Tecoaque Site Museum

The museum has an exhibit of near 150 archaeological pieces from the Classic (250-650) and Postclassic Period (1300-1521). A beautiful polychrome piece known as actecómatl (pulque pot) is one of the most interesting pieces in the museum.

Location

Km. 33 Carr. Federal Mexico - Veracruz, 50 meters from the town of San Felipe Sultepec, Calpulalpan, Tlaxcala, approximately an hour and a quarter from the city of Tlaxcala.

Hours

Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 17:00 hrs.

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